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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Airline Was Responsible For Security Shortfalls In Air India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Air India officials were worried about extra costs when they sent Flight 182 to its doom on June 22, 1985, before it could be searched by a bomb dog.
- Alliance Plans Fleet Expansion, Shifting To Budget Carrier Mode (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Alliance Air, the fully-owned subsidiary of Indian, is expanding its fleet of regional aircraft in a bid to revamp its operations as a no-frills carrier. The ageing Boeing 737 fleet of the airline is being phased out and one aircraft has already . . .
- Choked Toilets Delay Ai Flight (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Low-cost carriers aren't the only ones to face the wrath of inquisitive first-time fliers.
- India, Russia Avert Standoff (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, May 16, 2007)
Row over airspace settled
Moscow backs down after DGCA threat to ban Russian flights
Similar communiqué sent to Malaysia
- Air India Inquiry Told Of Security Squabble (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The RCMP and Transport Canada were embroiled in a dispute over who would pay for additional security for Air India in the weeks leading up to the 1985 bombing that claimed 329 lives, a public inquiry has heard.
- Canadian Police Were Unaware Of Threats (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) unit responsible for coordinating airport security was often not tipped about threats and warnings that preceded the 1985 Air India bombing, the inquiry into the disaster was told.
- Police Did Not Follow Security Protocol (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The Canadian police have admitted before the Air India Inquiry Commission probing the bombing of Kanishka plane in 1985 that it failed to follow the security protocols that required the use of bomb-sniffer dogs to help screen luggage.
- Kanishka: Police Didn't Follow Airport Security Protocol (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The Canadian Police have admitted before the Air India Inquiry Commission probing the bombing of Kanishka plane in 1985 that it failed to follow the security protocol that required the use of a bomb-sniffer dogs to help screen luggage.
- For India's Airlines, Passengers Are Plentiful But Profits Are Scarce (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Emergency landings, chronic delays and millions of dollars in losses — and that is just the month of April.
- Probe Demanded Into Canada Sikh Parade (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
Canada-based human rights groups have demanded a public inquiry into a Sikh parade in Surrey in which Air India bombing mastermind Talwinder Singh Parmar and several Sikh assassins were glorified as martyrs.
- Air India Takes To Skies On July 15 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
The country’s unified national carrier, formed after the merger of Air India and Indian (Airlines), will start operations from July 15. The new carrier will be branded Air India.
- Canada Thought Ai Was 'Crying Wolf' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Canadian security officials were warned by Air India about bomb threats, but they played it down by saying the airline was simply ‘crying wolf’ to get extra security at no additional cost, says a document presented at the Air India inquiry.
- New Entity `Air India' From July 15: Patel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Adorning the brand name of Air India after its merger with Indian , a new entity on the Indian and global civil aviation skies will come into existence from July 15.
- ‘India Had Protested Canadian Inaction Prior To Ai Bombing’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2007)
India had complained for a year prior to the 1985 Air India bombing that Canada was not doing enough to protect its diplomatic personnel and flights from repeated threats from Sikh extremists, a former diplomat has said.
- India's Airline Industry Runs Into Turbulence (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Emergency landings, chronic delays and millions of dollars in losses - and that's just for the month of April.
- Calcutta: The Road To Hope And Glory (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Calcutta's greatest days went the way of the Raj. But could urban renewal on a large scale lure a new generation of tourists, asks Mark Rowe
- "Rajiv Gandhi Questioned Security Lapses" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
In a phone call just after the bombing of the Air India plane in 1985, then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi asked his Canadian counterpart why all the baggage on the flight was not removed and re-checked in Montreal when three pieces were found to be . ..
- Air India Join Hands With Sats (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (SATS) on Wednesday signed a 60:40 joint venture agreement for providing ground handling services at the upcoming international airport at Devanahalli in Bangalore.
- Let, Isi Bid To Revive Punjab Militancy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
In an alarming revelation, Intelligence agencies have said the Lashkar-e-Toiyaba and the ISI are trying to revive militancy in Punjab through sympathisers of Babbar Khalsa International, ISYF, Khalistan Zindabad Force and Khalistan Commando Force.
- Air India Inquiry Resumes (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
The Air India Inquiry resumed in Ottawa Monday morning and the testimony over the coming weeks is expected to focus on what government and police agencies knew and when they knew about threats to bomb Flight 182.
- Kalam: Law Will Take Its Course In Afzal Case (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 30, 2007)
The fate of the mercy petition of Mohammad Afzal Guru, on death row in the Parliament attack case, will be decided as per the law of the land, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said.
- Flying In The Face Of Hardship (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 26, 2007)
What could be the story behind the front-page photograph on April 10, showing an Air India Airbus-310-300 in a tilted ‘attitude’ (that is, posture) on the runway of Delhi airport?
- Name Of New Airline To Be Decided By June (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The name, brand and the names of at least three top officials of the new airline, created by the merger of Air India and Indian, would be finalised by June this year.
- Kalam May Agree To Stand For 2nd Term (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
Possibly encouraged with the growing political consensus on his second term in Rashtrapati Bhavan, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has acknowledged in subtle fashion that he might not be averse to continuing in office.
- Nation Is Bigger Than Myself, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
To give opinion on Afzal's plea only after legislative, legal wings give theirs
Non-committal on the issue of running for the second term
Expresses concern over corruption
- Aircraft Maintenance And Repair Set To Become Business (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 23, 2007)
Mega deals with foreign interests to serve expanding fleets
In the past, maintenance work meant short-term unforeseen repairs, but the focus today is on scheduled maintenance.
- All Up In The Air (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 23, 2007)
It is hardly a picture that would do the Maharaja proud: an Air India Airbus A310 pitched forward while being towed away, its collapsed nose wheel kissing the tarmac.
- Katara Could Be Part Of Human Trafficking Racket: Police (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
BJP MP Babubhai Katara, who was on Thursday remanded to ten days in police custody, had taken a woman abroad on his wife's diplomatic passport once earlier out of his two visits to foreign countries, police said.
- Gmr Signs Lease Agreement With Indian Airlines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Indian Airlines to create MRO facility at Shamshabad airport
- Mp Caught 'Smuggling Emigrants' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
An Indian MP has been arrested at Delhi’s international airport for allegedly trying to smuggle a woman and a 17-year-old boy to Canada using his own family’s passports.
- Air India Probe: War Of Words Between Police And Politician (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
A war of words is going on between the police and an opposition leader over a recent vote in Canadian Parliament against parts of an anti-terror act that may have an impact over investigations into the 1985 Air India bombing that killed more than . . . .
- Bjp Mp Arrested At Delhi Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Babu Bhai Katara was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Wednesday on the charge of trying to take a woman and a teenaged boy to Canada on the passports of his wife and son.
- Bjp Mp Caught For Human Trafficking (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Gujarat, Babu Bhai Katara, 50, was on Wednesday arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, minutes before he was to board a Toronto-bound Air India flight along with a woman and a teenager.
- Marriages In Air (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 16, 2007)
Coming just weeks after the merger of state-run carriers Air India and Indian airlines, the acquisition of Air Sahara by market leader Jet Airways points to consolidation in the expanding and competitive aviation industry in the country.
- Ba Flight Held Up As Pilot Catches Sleep (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
IGI Airport witnessed high drama on Saturday night and Sunday morning when harried passengers of an Air India flight sat on dharna protesting against long delays, even as British Airways passengers had to wait 13 . . . .
- Jet To Fly Air Sahara As Debt-Free Co (Singapore Times, Cuckoo Paul, Apr 16, 2007)
Jet Airways is planning to run the Air Sahara operations as a separate debt-free company without integrating the two balance sheets.
- Lufthansa Technik To Cash In On India's Air Traffic Potential (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 16, 2007)
"Looking forward to strengthening relationships with Indian carriers and will expand support programmes"
For Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul of jet engines, to provide crucial components to airlines
To invest $20 million at the upcoming Rajiv . . .
- 2 Flights Scared Off By Agni-3 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
India’s missile testing programme in general, and the test-firing of Agni-III in particular, followed the requisite safety precautions and prior notice was sent to relevant agencies of the countries in the region, the ministry of external affairs . . .
- Agni Test For Airliners (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Two jet aircraft had to return to the south-east Asian cities from where they took off while flying over Indian airspace at the time of the Agni missile test yesterday with one incident threatening a diplomatic spat.
- A Major Consolidation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 13, 2007)
Months after a rather contentious breakdown, the Jet Airways-Sahara deal is finally through. Three days of intense negotiations led to a clinching of the deal, which was formalised and given legal sanction by the arbitration tribunal.
- Jet Airways Agrees To Take Over Air Sahara (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
Jet Airways, the largest domestic carrier in India, signed a deal to buy Air Sahara on Thursday, as analysts said airline industry consolidation would gain pace in the country.
- Win Win Solution (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2007)
The new Chief of the Air Staff Fali Homi Major’s recent decision to release Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots to the national carrier Air India is a welcome move.
- No Killjoys, Please! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2007)
Journalists everywhere love to rub shoulders with prime ministers. I love to fly with PMs. It isn’t because great stories are broken on such assignments.
- Distress Sale (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2007)
The Maharaja is on life-support, gasping for breath. Capping a series of near-misses for which "providential escape" has become an oft-used byword, two Air India aircraft had to make emergency landings at the same place, Delhi's Indira Gandhi . . .
- Flying Whose Flag? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 11, 2007)
At ground level, the IAF signing an MoU with Air India about releasing senior military pilots for civilian flying jobs makes perfect sense. IAF, also a good training hub, has experienced high-skilled personnel it can spare; and AI is facing . . .
- Two Air India Planes Make Emergency Landings (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
Two Air India planes made emergency landings on Monday at New Delhi's international airport, with the nose of one aircraft later hitting the ground as its front undercarriage collapsed while being towed away.
- Iaf Pilots To Fill In For Air India Shortage (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major said on Monday that the IAF had taken a decision to allow its pilots to join the Air India to meet the acute shortage of trained and experienced pilots in the State-owned carrier. The IAF and the Air India have . . .
- A Bad Hair Day At Delhi Airport (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
It was a day of miraculous escape for the passengers of Air India at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as two aircraft of the airline landed under full emergency conditions on Monday.
- Air Force Bails Out Air India With Pilots (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
With Air-India running short of pilots, the Indian Air Force has finally agreed to release its pilots to the carrier in a phased manner.
- Firm Set Up For Airlines’ Merger (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Apr 04, 2007)
The civil aviation ministry has applied for registration of a new company, called the National Aviation Company Ltd. (NACL), which will be the merged entity of the Air India and Indian Airlines companies.
- Nothing Funny About It (Deccan Herald, Neeraja Raghavan, Mar 31, 2007)
The so-called comedies subtly tell us to be indifferent to others.
- Bahrain Kannadigas Exult Over Launch Of New Flight (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 28, 2007)
Kannadigas in Bahrain have reason to rejoice — the launch of the low-cost Air India Express direct flight from Doha-Bahrain to Mangalore.
- New Flights May Lower Us Fares (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
The India-US sector is likely to witness a price war with Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines planning to introduce non-stop daily flights to USA.
- Canada: Air India Defendant Sues Government (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
Ripudaman Singh Malik, an Indian-born Canadian Sikh acquitted in 2005 of involvement in the bombing 20 years earlier of an Air India plane traveling from Toronto to New Delhi that killed 329 people, has filed a lawsuit against the governments of . . .
- Love In Penang (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2007)
I am not sure if Mrs Hindi Ali enjoys the same freedom when she is at her home in the Middle East, but when she is with Mr Hindi Ali in Penang, walking down the wet sands of the long beach and leaving behind a trail of footprints, all else is forgotten.
- Iim-A Placements: Highest Pay Pack Offer Crosses One Crore Mark (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
It is raining millions at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, as eleven of its students were given the highest offer of salary in the range of 225,000 USD to 300,000 USD, during the placements for 2007.
- Fire Damages Ai Booking Office In Chennai (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
A fire on Wednesday damaged the Air India booking office at the international terminal of the airport here, the police said.
- India Walks Into Pak Anti-Terror Trap (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, Mar 09, 2007)
I have written many articles on the so-called India-Pakistan Joint Counter-Terrorism Mechanism.
- Budget Has Little For Corporate Restructuring (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 08, 2007)
Fiscal policy can definitely give a direction to the M&A process through constant appraisal in the light of corporate practices in changing times. MR P. K. VIJAYARAGHAVAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PRIVATE LTDedit_quote_author>
- Canada May Release Classified Documents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
After initial reluctance to disclose some of the secret documents relating to the 1985 Air India bombing on grounds of national security, the Canadian Government has indicated that it may soon release some classified information.
- Air India Inquiry To Move Onto Witnesses (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
The Canadian inquiry into the Air India bombing more than 20 years ago will soon move onto witness testimony due to a lack of availability of evidence.
- Air India Inquiry To Move Onto Witnesses (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
The Canadian inquiry into the Air India bombing more than 20 years ago will soon move onto witness testimony due to a lack of availability of evidence.
- Public Inquiry Into Air India Bombing Resumes (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
The public inquiry into the 1985 bombing of an Air India plane that killed more than 300 people resumed on Monday, despite an unresolved dispute over secret evidence.
- Kanishka Bombing: Probe To Resume Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
The inquiry into the 1985 bombing of an Air India plane that killed over 300 people is set to resume on Monday, even though officials have not resolved a long-running dispute over secret evidence.
- Indian-Air India Integration Will Be Carried Out In Phases, Says Praful Patel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Technical and procedural formalities will begin immediately
Says all legitimate employee interests will be protected
New firm to be 100 per cent government-owned
- Air India And Indian Merger Approved (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
In a significant decision the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for merger of two state-owned air carriers — Air India and Indian — into a new mega airline.
- Cabinet Nod For Air India, Indian Merger (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 02, 2007)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the merger of the state-owned carriers Air India and Indian, Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told reporters here.
- Cabinet Gives Nod; Indian, Air India Mega-Merger Takes Off (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
The government on Thursday gave the final approval for the mega-merger of state-run carriers Air India and Indian, setting in motion the process to create South Asia's largest airline and enable the combined entity to leverage their assets to take . ..
- Indian, Ai Merger Takes Off (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
It is official now. Indian and Air India merger has taken off as the Government on Wednesday gave the final approval for the mega-merger of the two state run airlines.
- Budget Paves Way For Ai, Indian Fleet Expansions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
The budget makes an allocation of Rs 6337.01 crore for AI in the new budget, up from Rs 490.84 crore of the current fiscal while IA gets Rs 2507.7 crore compared to Rs 350 crore.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 28, 2007)
Every day in India, scores of millions of ordinary people use trains. They have no systematic method of conveying their grievances and negative experiences to the management of the Railways or even to those managing a given train or railway-station.
- India: 2 Leading State-Owned Airlines To Be Merged (Singapore Times, Anand Kumar, Feb 26, 2007)
India's civil aviation sector, which has taken off on a high-growth trajectory, last week heralded the era of consolidation, with a ministerial committee endorsing the move to merge the two state-owned giants, Air India and Indian.
- Merger For Gain (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 26, 2007)
The decision to merge Indian Airlines and Air India to create a mega airlines company is certainly a wise move and could have been done much earlier.
- India State Airlines Set To Merge (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
India's two main state-owned airlines are set to merge in an effort to compete more effectively with private carriers, officials say.
- Merger In The Air (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2007)
The initial government clearance to the merger of Indian and Air India has come rather late in the day.
- Air India Sells A Pilot Dream To Youth (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
The acute shortage of pilots in India could turn out to be a boon for young science and engineering graduates who dream of flying high.
- Maharaja On Steroids (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 23, 2007)
Size does matter, especially if you're a national carrier. The approval by the group of ministers to merge India's national carriers, Air India and Indian, was long overdue.
- Gom Approves Merger Of Air India And Indian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2007)
A Group of Ministers (GoM) on Wednesday approved the Civil Aviation Ministry's proposal for the merger of the two State-owned carriers — Air India and Indian, paving the way for emergence of a single entity as India's national flag carrier.
- Kanishka Inquiry Judge Threatens To Step Down (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
The judge probing into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing has said he may not be able to conduct the inquiry unless the government makes public all documents it has claimed must be kept secret for security reasons...
- Ge, Air India Enter Pact For Eco-Friendly Engines (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
General Electric Company (GE) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Air India to help the airline achieve its goal of becoming an environmentally sustainable airline with proper environment- friendly programmes and practices.
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